Hércules CF is approaching the final six matches of the regular season with a critical encounter in Sabadell, against the second-placed team. The Alicante squad travels with the added difficulty of having eight first-team players out due to injury or suspension. The stop at Nova Creu Alta seems even more complicated after recent results and the poor form shown by the team, which suffered a heavy defeat in Alcorcón and last week was unable to score against second-to-last placed Atlético Sanluqueño at Rico Pérez.
“"I believe that in these six games, all of us, myself first, have a lot at stake personally, emotionally, and in terms of classification. We have a lot to say. We represent a badge, a club, and a city, and we must demand one hundred percent from ourselves in the stadiums."
Under these circumstances, the team's coach, despite the pessimistic mood in the city, believes that the project he oversees "still has a lot at stake for the remainder of the season," in which, in his opinion, the Alicante team "has not said its last word." Mathematics still offer play-off qualification options for Hércules, which continues to avoid looking at the bottom of the table, from which they are now five points clear, one less than the promotion zone.
The Valencian coach considers the trip to Sabadell "extremely difficult." "We are going to make sure that we have to be competitive, offer a good image, and scrape everything we can and more there." In addition to the difficulty of facing the second-placed team away from home, where Hércules has only won one match all season, there is the challenge of assembling the squad, as eight players are absent this Sunday due to injuries and suspensions.
“"We must always be competitive, not waste energy setting classification goals, and not look beyond this weekend's match."
To complete the squad, the presence of several reserve team players was announced, who are having a magnificent season and deserve to be there. The coach implied that none of them would start at Nova Creu Alta, but that they would bring energy, daring, and football.
The debate in goal remains open, as the coach has decided not to have a fixed starting goalkeeper. He believes that having two high-level specialists in that position encourages him not to commit to either, leaving the decision to weekly performance and the match plan. He highlighted the performance of one of the goalkeepers in a previous match, emphasizing that his contribution was crucial despite the result.
